Dell Latitude D505 Notebook "laptop monitor image scrambled" Questions

...monitor the computer operates flawlessly. I opened up the laptop and verified cables are secure, etc. My hunch is that I either have a bad lcd or a bad graphics chip on the motherboard, but I don't ...

...monitor, then either the cable within the laptop or the screen of the laptop is broken, disassembly required). If no picture appears on the external monitor, or the image is scrambled, the videochip ...

...monitor to your laptop and power it up, if you see the normal Windows images then the video card and laptop is OK and the problem is definitely the backlight. Dim image and/or dark display on the ...

laptop setting and wont transfer to TV??? If there is no display on your TV, HDTV, or Projector, please make sure that all of your connections are set up properly and that you have enabled the display

laptop in stationary mode via a desktop monitor. Need to get mobile again soon before daughter starts college in January. I greatly appreciate any advice, and if repair/replacement is indeed possible,

...monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first the the laptop. The video output should automatically switch to the external monitor. If you get a normal image then the video ...